Help Wanted: Clerk-Shelver

Help Wanted: Clerk-Shelver

Iola Public Library is looking for a part-time clerk-shelver to help us keep the library collection looking great and in order. This position also checks materials in, helps process overdue notices, and provides circulation desk coverage as needed. Strong computer and...
Poetry Month Events April 4, 11, 18, 26

Poetry Month Events April 4, 11, 18, 26

Mayor Steve French’s Proclamation! At the March 11 City Council meeting, the Mayor proclaimed April 26 Poem in Your Pocket Day and asked the citizens to read a poem and recognize the important role poetry plays in enriching our lives and the community. Read it...
Monthly Littles Stay & Play this Saturday!

Monthly Littles Stay & Play this Saturday!

Our monthly Stay & Play is happening on this Saturday at 1pm. This event is geared toward littles age birth to age 5 and their grownups.  You are welcome to stop in. It is just an hour of fun play time! I look forward to seeing y’all!
Iola Library Youth events for March 2024

Iola Library Youth events for March 2024

Storytimes: March 13th and 20th at 10:30 am. March 13th is our KIDS YOGA Storytime. SPRING BREAK WEEK: All events are FREE but sign up is required on some by March 8th. 11th – Mini painting at 2pm.  Sign up required. 12th – STEM project at 2pm. Youth will...
Osa’s Amazing Adventures 2 pm March 9

Osa’s Amazing Adventures 2 pm March 9

Osa was famous as a writer, photographer, filmmaker, explorer, aviator, fashion designer and business woman. Her bestseller, I Married Adventure, is still in print. From 1917-1936 she and husband Martin were the first to film wildernesses of Kenya, the Congo, British...
Iola Reads True Grit

Iola Reads True Grit

THE BIG READ IS ON! The Iola Reads community selection for 2024 is “True Grit”, the Charles Portis novel made even more famous by the John Wayne movie. Free copies of the book are now available in the familiar yellow tubs, at the library and businesses...